2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 12/06/2025

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 James Madison 3 87 163 1.87 3 29.00 54.33
2 Connecticut 2 70 298 4.26 3 35.00 149.00
3 Toledo 4 133 305 2.29 3 33.25 76.25
4 Miami (FL) 6 152 328 2.16 5 25.33 54.67
5 Fresno State 3 102 388 3.80 1 34.00 129.33
6 Texas Tech 5 154 409 2.66 3 30.80 81.80
7 Georgia 6 152 419 2.76 6 25.33 69.83
8 Texas 5 157 468 2.98 5 31.40 93.60
9 Oregon 5 165 480 2.91 3 33.00 96.00
10 Southern Miss 3 130 495 3.81 6 43.33 165.00
11 Indiana 6 162 540 3.33 3 27.00 90.00
12 Minnesota 5 149 542 3.64 9 29.80 108.40
13 Ohio 3 104 544 5.23 3 34.67 181.33
14 Houston 4 138 550 3.99 4 34.50 137.50
14 Army 3 121 550 4.55 8 40.33 183.33
16 Arkansas State 4 159 569 3.58 7 39.75 142.25
17 Washington 4 145 580 4.00 4 36.25 145.00
18 San Diego State 5 165 585 3.55 3 33.00 117.00
19 Ole Miss 4 138 592 4.29 4 34.50 148.00
20 Louisiana Tech 5 161 595 3.70 6 32.20 119.00
21 Virginia 6 195 596 3.06 8 32.50 99.33
22 Vanderbilt 5 158 599 3.79 4 31.60 119.80
23 Hawaii 4 140 606 4.33 7 35.00 151.50
24 Missouri 4 141 607 4.30 5 35.25 151.75
25 Texas A&M 4 135 621 4.60 8 33.75 155.25
26 Ohio State 7 211 628 2.98 1 30.14 89.71
27 Marshall 4 155 637 4.11 7 38.75 159.25
28 New Mexico 4 157 643 4.10 7 39.25 160.75
29 Old Dominion 3 144 646 4.49 8 48.00 215.33
30 Texas State 4 145 659 4.54 7 36.25 164.75
31 Louisiana-Monroe 4 150 660 4.40 12 37.50 165.00
32 Pittsburgh 6 202 690 3.42 8 33.67 115.00
33 South Alabama 4 152 694 4.57 11 38.00 173.50
34 Oklahoma 7 240 696 2.90 5 34.29 99.43
35 SMU 7 235 720 3.06 1 33.57 102.86
36 Clemson 6 185 721 3.90 7 30.83 120.17
37 Utah 4 149 730 4.90 6 37.25 182.50
38 Louisville 7 217 733 3.38 9 31.00 104.71
39 Auburn 6 222 734 3.31 10 37.00 122.33
40 Appalachian State 4 168 735 4.38 9 42.00 183.75
41 Navy 4 148 755 5.10 10 37.00 188.75
42 Notre Dame 7 231 757 3.28 6 33.00 108.14
43 Michigan 7 238 760 3.19 5 34.00 108.57
44 Kent State 4 166 767 4.62 6 41.50 191.75
45 Memphis 5 191 782 4.09 11 38.20 156.40
46 Middle Tennessee State 5 191 783 4.10 9 38.20 156.60
47 UNLV 5 148 795 5.37 6 29.60 159.00
48 UCF 5 190 813 4.28 9 38.00 162.60
49 Arizona State 6 218 816 3.74 14 36.33 136.00
50 Tennessee 4 159 824 5.18 12 39.75 206.00
51 Iowa 6 197 830 4.21 4 32.83 138.33
52 Bowling Green 5 186 831 4.47 11 37.20 166.20
53 UTEP 5 215 852 3.96 7 43.00 170.40
54 East Carolina 5 181 854 4.72 7 36.20 170.80
55 Akron 4 151 864 5.72 11 37.75 216.00
56 Florida State 7 269 867 3.22 8 38.43 123.86
57 LSU 8 255 871 3.42 11 31.88 108.88
58 Wake Forest 6 226 874 3.87 9 37.67 145.67
59 Central Michigan 4 162 887 5.48 14 40.50 221.75
60 Illinois 6 211 896 4.25 8 35.17 149.33
61 USF 5 192 901 4.69 13 38.40 180.20
62 Louisiana 4 183 912 4.98 10 45.75 228.00
63 Jacksonville State 5 209 920 4.40 11 41.80 184.00
64 Miami (OH) 5 201 928 4.62 7 40.20 185.60
65 Kentucky 7 257 937 3.65 16 36.71 133.86
65 FIU 5 180 937 5.21 9 36.00 187.40
67 Alabama 7 208 941 4.52 8 29.71 134.43
68 TCU 6 210 952 4.53 5 35.00 158.67
69 Coastal Carolina 4 183 956 5.22 9 45.75 239.00
70 Arizona 6 228 958 4.20 12 38.00 159.67
71 Tulane 6 235 961 4.09 9 39.17 160.17
72 Penn State 6 206 965 4.68 8 34.33 160.83
73 Oklahoma State 6 233 987 4.24 12 38.83 164.50
74 San Jose State 6 232 988 4.26 13 38.67 164.67
75 Oregon State 6 202 1000 4.95 8 33.67 166.67
76 Iowa State 6 201 1004 5.00 9 33.50 167.33
76 Wyoming 5 204 1004 4.92 8 40.80 200.80
78 California 6 214 1012 4.73 14 35.67 168.67
79 Ball State 5 190 1024 5.39 10 38.00 204.80
80 Western Michigan 7 246 1028 4.18 11 35.14 146.86
81 Eastern Michigan 4 200 1050 5.25 11 50.00 262.50
82 Michigan State 7 234 1051 4.49 14 33.43 150.14
83 Washington State 8 251 1069 4.26 12 31.38 133.63
84 North Carolina 7 255 1071 4.20 15 36.43 153.00
84 Nevada 6 234 1071 4.58 15 39.00 178.50
84 Georgia Tech 6 227 1071 4.72 12 37.83 178.50
87 Nebraska 5 182 1089 5.98 13 36.40 217.80
88 Delaware 6 210 1092 5.20 13 35.00 182.00
89 Troy 5 196 1106 5.64 10 39.20 221.20
90 NC State 8 260 1109 4.27 17 32.50 138.63
91 Buffalo 6 251 1113 4.43 9 41.83 185.50
92 West Virginia 8 328 1124 3.43 11 41.00 140.50
93 Maryland 5 216 1128 5.22 10 43.20 225.60
94 Stanford 8 274 1141 4.16 15 34.25 142.63
94 New Mexico State 6 256 1141 4.46 8 42.67 190.17
96 UTSA 6 206 1142 5.54 9 34.33 190.33
97 Kansas State 6 277 1152 4.16 13 46.17 192.00
98 Rice 6 226 1165 5.15 19 37.67 194.17
99 Northwestern 7 239 1168 4.89 15 34.14 166.86
100 Wisconsin 10 321 1169 3.64 11 32.10 116.90
101 Missouri State 6 224 1175 5.25 17 37.33 195.83
102 Northern Illinois 5 234 1176 5.03 15 46.80 235.20
103 USC 7 253 1201 4.75 9 36.14 171.57
104 BYU 8 281 1203 4.28 8 35.13 150.38
105 Cincinnati 6 269 1217 4.52 12 44.83 202.83
106 Tulsa 5 262 1258 4.80 18 52.40 251.60
107 Florida 8 306 1266 4.14 14 38.25 158.25
108 Boise State 7 250 1277 5.11 14 35.71 182.43
109 Western Kentucky 6 237 1298 5.48 7 39.50 216.33
110 South Carolina 8 292 1309 4.48 12 36.50 163.63
110 Utah State 7 251 1309 5.22 12 35.86 187.00
112 Air Force 7 233 1315 5.64 18 33.29 187.86
113 Massachusetts 5 244 1328 5.44 18 48.80 265.60
114 Georgia State 6 250 1362 5.45 21 41.67 227.00
115 Charlotte 6 276 1383 5.01 20 46.00 230.50
116 UAB 7 279 1402 5.03 22 39.86 200.29
117 North Texas 5 278 1419 5.10 14 55.60 283.80
118 Kansas 7 263 1432 5.44 12 37.57 204.57
119 Kennesaw State 7 274 1454 5.31 13 39.14 207.71
120 Duke 10 349 1471 4.21 23 34.90 147.10
121 Virginia Tech 9 321 1484 4.62 21 35.67 164.89
122 Liberty 7 298 1529 5.13 18 42.57 218.43
123 Colorado State 7 290 1538 5.30 21 41.43 219.71
124 Boston College 8 283 1564 5.53 21 35.38 195.50
125 Purdue 8 301 1569 5.21 26 37.63 196.13
125 Rutgers 8 254 1569 6.18 20 31.75 196.13
127 Baylor 7 306 1571 5.13 22 43.71 224.43
128 Syracuse 9 297 1645 5.54 18 33.00 182.78
129 Mississippi State 8 328 1670 5.09 12 41.00 208.75
130 Arkansas 8 319 1673 5.24 21 39.88 209.13
131 UCLA 8 316 1715 5.43 22 39.50 214.38
132 Florida Atlantic 7 319 1746 5.47 28 45.57 249.43
132 Sam Houston State 7 285 1746 6.13 21 40.71 249.43
134 Georgia Southern 6 278 1764 6.35 23 46.33 294.00
135 Temple 7 302 1774 5.87 22 43.14 253.43
136 Colorado 8 342 2048 5.99 20 42.75 256.00